Do not participate in grog sessions with friends - Dr. Waqainabete
Minister for Health Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete is urging Fijians not to participate in any social events, even something as intimate as a grog session with friends.
Tag: COVID 19
Fiji to face two crises at once-COVID-19 and TC Harold -PM
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says Fiji is preparing to face two crises at once – COVID-19 and effects of Tropical Cyclone Harold. Bainimarama says the only
Lockdown for greater Lautoka Area to be lifted but new lockdown area to be confirmed soon after man smuggles his way in - PM
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama confirms that the lockdown in the Greater Lautoka Area will be lifted at 5am tomorrow however a new confined area has to be determined f
COVID-19: 2 New cases announced by PM taking the total cases to 14
Fiji now has 14 cases of COVID-19, and a new Lautoka confined area is expected to be announced tomorrow after the lockdown for the Greater Lautoka Area is lifted at 5am t
Rotary Club of Lautoka and Lautoka Ratepayers Association trying their best to assist people in Lautoka
Lautoka businessman, Narayan Reddy who along with the Rotary Club of Lautoka and Lautoka Ratepayers Association has been assisting people since the lockdown in Lautoka sa
Visas extended for Fijians working under the Seasonal Worker Programme and Pacific Labour Scheme in Aus and NZ
Minister for Employment, Parveen Bala confirms all Fijians working under the Seasonal Worker Programme and Pacific Labour Scheme in Australia and New Zealand are working
Pop singer Pink recovers from COVID-19 and pledges US $1m to Relief Efforts in the US
U.S. singer Pink says she had tested positive for COVID-19, two weeks ago and has since recovered. The singer, who is known for pop songs like ‘What About Us,â
Pulev pledges to donate half of earnings from Joshua fight to battle against ‘devilish virus’
Kubrat Pulev said he will donate half of his earnings from the world heavyweight boxing title fight against Anthony Joshua to help medical workers fight the "devilish" co
Labasa Hospital to only see emergency and delivery cases while general outpatients will be directed to Nasea Health Centre
The Ministry of Health says from today, all General Outpatient Department services at Labasa Hospital will be directed to the Nasea Health Centre. The Ministry says th
FNPF assistance available for casual workers laid off due to lockdown
If you are a casual worker that has been laid off or a garment factory worker that was living from pay to pay every week and now do not have a job because of the lockdown
Customers who attended an appointment at Jades MHCC and Supercuts Damodar to call on Toll-free Helpline 158
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services says it would like to hear from all customers who attended an appointment at Jades MHCC between 23rd and 26th March and Superc
89 new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand
There are 89 new cases of coronavirus in New Zealand of which 48 are confirmed and 41 are probable cases. This brings the total number of cases in New Zealand to 1039.
Doctors: India must prepare for ‘onslaught’ of COVID-19
One of Asia's biggest slums has confirmed its first COVID-19 death as top Indian doctors warn that the country must prepare to face an "onslaught" of cases that could cri
Businesses in some sectors now allowed to operate in Suva and Lautoka lockdown areas
Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has announced that some businesses in some sectors are now allowed to operate in the lockdown areas in Suva
Worldwide COVID-19 cases surpass 1.1M
Worldwide COVID-19 cases have passed 1.1 million, and at least 60,000 people have died from the virus. There have been 708 deaths in a day in the United Kingdom. A
Govt to initiate 24 hr lockdown if curfew and quarantine violations don’t dramatically go down
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says come next week, if the government does not see our fever testing numbers go dramatically up, and they don’t see the numbers
Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho shocked by the number of people arrested for breaking curfew hours in the last 24 hours
Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho says they are shocked by the number of people that have been arrested for breaking the curfew hours in the last 24 hours. 123 peopl
Fiji now has 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 1 case of interest
Fiji now has 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19 but the Health Ministry is awaiting further test results of the daughter-in-law of the Soasoa man in Labasa who has tested pos
Trump says he will not wear a face mask
US President Donald Trump has said he will not wear a face mask despite new medical guidance advising Americans to do so. He said he could not see himself greeting "pr
82 new cases of Covid-19 in NZ
There are 82 new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand, 52 confirmed and 30 probable, bringing the total to 950. Yesterday was the highest single day of testing at 3,631 in
COVID-19 pandemic is making Earth vibrate less
Once-crowded city streets are now empty. Highway traffic has slowed to a minimum. And fewer and fewer people can be found walking about outside. Global containme